Ray Stevenson
Ray Stevenson
Actor who has appeared in action films such as Thor and King Arthur. He played Firefly in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and portrayed Porthos in The Three Musketeers.
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth25 May 1964
way language epic-stories
The way Shakespeare wrote Fallstaff is with a heightened language and everything.
gigs sometimes enough
Sometimes, I have lost out on a gig because I was not high enough profile.
realizing absurd
Life itself is pretty funny when you realize how absurd it can be.
loyalty integrity character
It's all about the integrity of their characters. They [Marvel] care so much about the loyalty and integrity of each and every character and all of their stories. They trust and love their readership. They're the ones who have invested in these stories.
successful careers years
It is a tough business but if you get yourself in a situation like I, you can maintain a career over many years. That, to me, is a successful actor.
levels honest feels
I suppose you just feel on an instinctive level if something is honest.
emotional important natural
Humor is a very important thing. It is a natural predilection. It is an emotional release.
working-with-others directors actors
As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.
jeans gravity center-of-gravity
When you're wearing jeans, there's a shift in your center of gravity.
names pirate flavor
The pamphlets going back to London telling of the violent derring-dos of the Bahamian pirates were the ones that brought infamy to the names of Charles Vane and Blackbeard. How much of that is really documented history? It carries a flavor with it, but take all this with a pinch of salt.
girl numbers expecting
It really reminds me of the great movies of the 30's and 40's with huge sets and voluminous fireplaces you could walk around in. Glazed floors. I was expecting a Busby Berkley dance number. Big fanfare and all the girls coming out. I'd have joined in. It's got that scale, you know?
stories playing-around direct
There's not a lot of direct back story but you do get to see them playing around each other a lot.
scare pique littles
If the project piques my interest and scares me a little bit, then it's got me hooked.
eye america people
The weird thing is, in America, people were saying, "You're not going to get recognized because all you're going to see is basically your forehead and eyes."